IN MATH: 1. n. on a ray, segment, arc, or vector, a point at which the curve begins or ends; a point which touches only 1 other point on the curve. EX. Name the endpoints of line segment AB.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 140.

First name the endpoints; then name the figure.

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